An Object Oriented Programming Environment for Communication, Coordination and Control in Computer Integrated Design and Construction. Phase 1

Abstract

The development and testing of knowledge based computer tools for the integration of design and construction (CIDCIS) are described. A system architecture is presented which is intended to provide coordination among multiple designers working in separate engineering disciplines, using knowledge to estimate interface conditions between disciplines, recording who used any piece of design data created by others, and how such data was used, and checking for conflicts among disciplines, constructability, and construction cost and schedule impacts of design decisions. The system is based on the object oriented programming and blackboard control techniques. Current status of CIDCIS along with a simulation example is presented. Knowledge-based systems; Object oriented programming; Integrated design & construction; Blackboard control techniques.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 1987
Accession Number
ADA209242

Entities

People

  • D. Sriram
  • N. Groleau
  • R. D. Logcher

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Hierarchies
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Simulations
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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  • Software Engineering.